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We bet most of you don’t even know what the contenders are for Oscar’s best foreign film. But the folks at the Wooden Spoon in Plano do, and they’re rooting for their favorite, Norway’s Kon-Tiki.

lefse

Wooden Spoon, for those of you who don’t know your lefse (Norwegian flatbread) from your krumkake (Norwegian waffle cookie), is a Scandinavian oasis in Plano, part store, part community center, the place where you can get your Troentorp clogs special ordered in all sizes and colors, paint with the Uff Da Rosemaling Club (every second Tuesday from 10-12) and take a Kransekage (Danish wreath cake) class (Feb. 23 at 1, all materials included).

krumkake

Kon-Tiki is the story of Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian scientist who could not swim, but sailed across the Pacific Ocean in a balsa raft for 101 days just to prove that people really could make that journey hundreds of years ago.

And, since you were asking, the other nominees for best foreign film (and even longer shots) are A Royal Affair, War Witch and No. We’ll find out the winner at the Oscars telecast Sunday, Feb. 24. If it is Kon-Tiki, at least we can look forward to toasting it over a cup of gløgg.